Author: Nancy Fendler

May 11, 2023; Atlanta, GA – NexTex Innovations, an Atlanta-based textile technology developer that builds strategic partnerships with brands, entrepreneurs, and manufacturers to bring textile innovations to market, is proud to announce that emerging global gym wear brand, SQUATWOLF, has joined its growing roster of TDry™ Technology brand partners. SQUATWOLF was established in Dubai, UAE […]

Hyosung is introducing its latest sustainable textile solutions at the Functional Fabric Fair in Portland, OR on April 4 -5, Booth #1413A. The company’s latest USDA and SGS-certified creora bio-based black spandex will be displayed, partly made with renewable resources, providing “reduced carbon emissions compared to the production of conventional spandex.”  At the show, Hyosung […]

NexTex Innovations, an Atlanta, GA-based textile technology developer, partnered with Lzrd Tech to launch an athletic arm sleeve engineered to grip a football and protect athletes’ arms by preventing abrasions and limiting turf burn. Lzrd Tech, headquartered in Atlanta, GA, was founded by Georgia Tech Biomedical Engineering students Mike Pullen and Mathew Quon in 2019. […]

“We are looking forward to returning to the Supplier Showcase this year,” said Taylor North, head of technical fabrics, Dimension-Polyant. “We had a terrific show last year, meeting with many brands and retailers passionate about shooting sports, and we learned a lot. “We are eager to share our latest innovations and raise further awareness of […]

NexTex Innovations, an Atlanta-based textile technology developer, will introduce its latest fabric developments and brand customer adoptions under its TDry brand name at OR Snow Show, Booth #4009, January 10-12, in Salt Lake City, UT. Falling under the TDry brand umbrella is a portfolio of fabrics—synthetics, naturals, blends, and elastics—encompassing TDry technology, including TurboWick, TurboWarm, […]

With the mission to find problem-solving materials that promote biodiversity, remove petro-chemicals, and support a climate-positive future, Materials Science Brand PANGAIA has launched a new and improved range of plant-based activewear, Activewear 3.0. Activewear 3.0 follows suit with the brand’s material philosophy of “high-tech naturalism,” which involves utilizing the abundance of nature augmented by high-tech […]

Pertex, a performance fabric brand, and Cycora, a material made from regenerated end-of-life textiles, will collaborate to develop performance wovens from landfill-destined textile waste. which sees “over 70 percent of clothing either landfilled or incinerated at end-of-life.” Cycora is the first solution developed by Ambercycle, Inc., a Los Angeles-based materials science company that aims to […]

Orvis partnered with HD Wool Apparel Insulation to develop its Anchorage Pieced Field Jacket.  Orvis used fabric from three British companies to create the jacket that protects wearers from the cold and damp.  The outer shell is weather-resistant waxed cotton milled by Scotland’s Halley Stevensons, a specialist in densely woven fabrics.  The bottom panel is […]

Hyosung, the manufacturer of spandex and developer to commercialize bio-based spandex, received eco-product certification from Standard Global Services (SGS), guaranteeing that its creora bio-based spandex is made with plant-based materials and manufactured in a harmless and eco-friendly environment.  Hyosung’s creora bio-based spandex replaces 30 percent of petroleum-based resources with bio-based raw materials from industrial field corn, also […]

As part of its commitment to carbon neutrality, Dimension-Polyant, the manufacturer of X-Pac waterproof laminates developed for packs and bags, has created a CleenTec seal to identify and guarantee that X-Pac fabrics are made with recycled, bio-based, and/or responsibly sourced materials, by responsible manufacturing processes and production facilities that are 100 percent climate neutral. Working […]

NexTex Innovations, an Atlanta, GA-based textile technology company, is set to release its TurboDry Core Fabric collection consisting of eight materials selected from its TurboDry performance fabric range featuring its patented TurboDry technology that rapidly moves moisture in one direction away from the skin without relying on chemicals. “We’ve had brands large and small asking […]

With the objective of developing the highest performing moisture management fabrics that relieve the apparel industry’s dependence on chemical wicking finishes, NexTex Innovations and Optimer Brands partnered to launch its TurboDry drirelease Wool fabric collection. TurboDry drirelease fabrics incorporate a patented technology at the fiber and fabric level that focuses to wick moisture from the […]

British brand, Finisterre, announced it released its first fully-circular jacket. Built as an insulated outerwear piece, the Biosmock can be layered under a waterproof jacket or worn as an outer shell. Constructed with a PrimaLoft Bio compostable shell, renewable and traceable HD Wool Apparel Insulation and biodegradable fasteners, the jacket will compost at the end […]

NexTex Innovations, an Atlanta-based textile technology developer, will introduce its TurboDry Warm Collection at OR this January 26-28 in Denver, CO. When worn, the company’s patented TurboDry technology maintains core body temperature by capturing the body’s energy to retain dryness and warmth. “Our TurboDry Warm Collection has gone through rigorous testing to ensure endless comfort […]

Dimension-Polyant, the manufacturer of sailcloth and X-Pac waterproof laminates for packs and bags, will introduce its range of X-Pac fabrics for the shooting sports, hunting and tactical markets at this year’s Supplier Showcase on January 17-18 during SHOT Show in Las Vegas. The company will show Tactical and Berry Amendment compliant fabrics from the X-Pac […]